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4.3 The media, Globalisation and Popular culture Quiz

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4.3 The media, Globalisation and Popular culture Quiz

Pregunta 1 de 20

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Steger defined globalisation as a 'Superficial Candyfloss Culture' which means that Globalisation has lead to the dumbing down of intelligence, creativity and critical thinking.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 20

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Marcuse claimed that globalisation leads to a lack of critical thinking. Marcuse claimed that this is the product of media audiences being encouraged by media companies to subscribe to three ways of thinking and behaviour. Which ONE of the following is NOT one of these ways.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Commodity Fetishism

  • Imperialist Consumption

  • False needs

  • Conspicuous consumption

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 20

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Which one of these sociologists criticised the cultural imperialist argument, as they believe it makes the mistake of suggesting that the flow of culture is one way only?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Held et al.

  • McChesney

  • Ritzer

  • Adorno and Marcuse

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 20

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Cohen argued that the globalisation of communication has become so intensive and extensive that all consumers of the global media are citizens both of the world and of their locality.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 20

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Which of these are the effects of Americanisation?

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Destroys local culture

  • Many people are leaving their own country and move away to the west

  • Rise in Islamic fundamentalism

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 20

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Values refer to the beliefs and goals that members of societies agree are important.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 20

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Norms refer to how societies expect their members to behave in particular situations.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 20

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Which of these is the correct definition of 'False Consciousness'?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Refers to capitalist's power to impose power and influence.

  • Refers to people being stuck in working class societies.

  • Refers to peoples failure to look critically at the social world or their circumstances.

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 20

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Held et al argued that the cultural capital imperialism argument makes the mistake of suggesting that the flow of culture is one way only.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 20

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Globalization has lead to an increase in High Culture

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 20

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Imperialism refers to a country's ability to impose its power and influence on other countries, usually through military conquest.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 20

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Which ONE of these cultures refers to what the elite of a particular society regard as the highest intellectual achievements in areas such as art etc.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Folk Culture

  • Mass Culture

  • Popular culture

  • High Culture

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 20

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Which of the following did Murthy (2013) investigate?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Investigated the impact of sites such as twitter had on political awareness.

  • Investigated how mobile phones have developed the media to globalize easier.

  • Investigated the impact of globalization has had on folk culture.

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 20

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Cultural imperialists argue that the mass media have played a big role in the way societies have changed from being modern societies to being postmodern societies.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 15 de 20

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Americanization is the process of American culture being passed onto other nations and changing cultures. Eg removing folk culture.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 16 de 20

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Jenkins developed the concept of Global Participatory Culture

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 17 de 20

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False Needs is the idea of wanting something you are unable to afford.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 18 de 20

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What did Hannerz mean by the term 'Coca-Colonisation'?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • To describe how American culture products like Coca Cola were penetrating the cultures and consciousness of people in less developed countries in order to convince them that their wants can be fulfilled by American culture.

  • To describe the global impact companies such as Coca Cola has had on the working class and their economies.

Explicación

Pregunta 19 de 20

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Strinati argued that the media encourages the working class to buy capitalist products.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 20 de 20

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Bell observes that there has never been a form of global media with the power to report and disseminate events.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

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